本商務英語播客課程是有關足球習語的兩部分系列中的第一部分, 或足球.
馬上就要到世界盃的時間了! 當我們等待比賽開始時, 有個問題想問你: 您是否曾經停下來思考一下商務和體育之間有多少相似之處?
員工團隊作為團隊一起工作. 隊伍, 或公司, 互相競爭, 試圖贏得認可, 利潤, 或新客戶. 鑑於這些相似之處, 當我們談論商務和體育時，語言會相似也就不足為奇了. 許多不同的運動為英語帶來了成語。.
今天, 我們的重點是足球慣用語. 當您聽對話時, 您可能會聽到一些新的短語. 記住商業和體育之間的關係可能會幫助你. 當然, 我們將在報告中回顧所有內容，您將有機會練習它們, 也.
我們將聽卡爾和瑪麗蓮, 兩個在出版公司工作的朋友. 卡爾正在考慮申請該公司雪梨辦事處的經理職位. 他對此並不確定, 儘管, 所以他問瑪麗蓮她在想什麼.
聽力問題
1. 卡爾為什麼要離開目前的工作?
2. 關於雪梨分行，瑪麗蓮知道哪兩件事?
3. Karl聽說過悉尼分公司的情況?
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這是兩部分中的第二部分 與金錢相關的習語商務英語播客系列.
我們的許多日常業務交易都涉及金錢, 因此，在商業討論中經常聽到有關金錢的習慣用語是很常見的. 我們用它們來談論處理金錢並描述有很多錢或根本沒有錢的情況. 但我們也用它們來談論與金錢無關的情況 – 例如評估想法或推測其影響.
在最後一集中, 我們遇見了凱文和利亞, 一家化妝品公司的兩名員工. 他們正在計劃以小額預算進行促銷活動. 因此，他們正在集思廣益，以合理的成本激發客戶的興趣.
現在, 他們正在想辦法證明他們公司的化妝品系列對於注重金錢的消費者來說物有所值.
聽力問題
1. What idea does Kevin suggest at the beginning of the dialog?
2. What are two things the company will have to do if it accepts Kevin’s idea?
3. What are Leah’s concerns about the idea?
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This is the first of a two-part Business English Pod series on idioms related to money.
It’s difficult to imagine business without money. 畢竟, making money is the main goal of many businesses. Profits often determine a company’s success. And companies must spend money, and budget carefully, to reach their business goals. 所以, it’s not surprising money idioms are featured regularly in business conversations.
We’ll be covering many of these idioms today. Take note of them as you hear the dialog, but don’t worry if you don’t understand them the first time around. 它們都會在報告中得到解釋，最後你將有機會練習它們.
我們將聽凱文和利亞, 一家中型化妝品公司的兩名同事. 化妝品是化妝品的行業名稱 – 用於增強人的外觀的產品, 例如睫毛膏或眼影. 他們正在討論來年的促銷計劃，同時預算緊張, 所以沒有太多錢可以花. 凱文和利亞在花錢的最佳方式上意見不一，必須找到妥協方案.
聽力問題
1. 凱文建議什麼促銷計劃?
2. 利亞同意這個想法嗎? 為什麼或者為什麼不?
3. 凱文認為公司需要展示什麼?
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這是由兩部分組成的商務英語播客系列的第二部分 與海有關的商務用語, 船, 和航行.
You’ll often hear sailing idioms used in business discussions. A company is compared to a ship and employees are the ship’s crew.
在最後一集中, two colleagues named Lakisha and Warren were talking about the decline of Trussock’s, an engineering firm. They felt that Trussock’s problems were caused by the new CEO’s poor management. It seemed he had no concrete business plan and employees were confused and very unhappy. 今天, Lakisha and Warren discuss ways that Trussock’s could become a viable, or successful, company again.
聽力問題
1) What does Lakisha think should happen with Trussock’s management?
2) How might Trussock’s employees help the company’s situation?
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在此商務英語Pod中, we’re going to look at how 商業習語 related to ships and sailing can be used to describe company performance.
The image of a ship is a powerful one in business. The ship is like a company – a huge entity that must be steered toward success, maintained properly, and carefully guided away from dangers like storms and rocks. Employees are often seen as a crew of sailors, a group that must work together as a team. So sailing idioms frequently appear when we discuss business in English.
Today’s episode starts a two-part series on sailing idioms. Lakisha and Warren are two colleagues discussing the decline of Trussock’s, an engineering firm that has been faltering since a new CEO took over.
聽力問題
1) What are the major differences between Trussock’s old CEO and the new CEO?
2) What do Lakisha and Warren think will help change the situation at Trussock’s?
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